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Name
P21EXHF → C/2023 H3
Type
Comet (Jupiter Family)
Status
Actively Following
Characterization Target
Source
LOOK Project
UTC date
------------ Any 1.0m ------------
LSC 1.0m - W85-87; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 1.0m - V37,V39; (McDonald, Texas)
COJ 1.0m - Q63-64; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 1.0m - K91-93; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 1.0m - Z31,Z24; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 0.4m ------------
LSC 0.4m - W89,W79; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 0.4m - V38; (McDonald, Texas)
OGG 0.4m - T03-04; (Maui, Hawaii)
COJ 0.4m - Q58-59; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 0.4m - L09; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 0.4m - Z17,Z21; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 2.0m ------------
FTS 2.0m - E10; (Siding Spring, Aust.) [MuSCAT4]
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Last Update: 2023-Jun-13 00:00
Orbital Elements
MPC Comet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
60200.0
Sept. 13, 2023
Orbital inclination in deg
2.48947
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
55.10015
Arg of perihelion (deg)
193.34033
Eccentricity
0.616228
Perihelion distance (AU)
5.2326463
Epoch of perihelion
Feb. 19, 2024, 3:12 a.m.
Epoch of perihelion (MJD)
60359.13355
Total Magnitude (M1)
7.2
Slope Parameter (k1)
13.75
Physical Parameters
K1
autocmod 3.0f
3
13.75
M1
from 56 observations, assumed slope, autocmod 3.0f
3
7.2
+/- 0.5
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=13.7 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
6463.4 m
+17720.0 / -3043.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
35
Number of observations
56
Arc length (days)
89.00
Time since last observation (days)
638.82
Spectroscopy Details
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